[UniMacTech] Fiber Channel, X Serve and Storage Tech (SUN) 2530 San?

[Mark Secker]

We have a Storage Tech (Sun) 2530 SAN that our Unix system admin has  
connected via one set of fiber channels using  connector adaptors  
(HBIC) at each end and connected  using a purely fiber optic cable  
between them.
I'm asking him to allow me to plug my xServe directly in to the SAN so  
that we can access the drive  partition we've set up for our mac's  
home drives. However he's seen the Fiber Channel cables that came with  
the xServe that are optical + electrical connectors and is not wanting  
to pug them in to his SAN with out knowing that they won't cause  
issues with his box.

I'm not up to speed with Fiber Channel and not seeing much when  
googling for info about compatibility of Sun/Storage Tech SANs and  
xServe Fiber Channel.

is anyone else using these to pieces of kit using the Apple supplied  
Fiber Channel connector? or is an adaptor required?

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mark.secker at uwa.edu.au
Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU)
User Support Officer & Laboratory Manager
Business School IT Services

The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G
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